# Burn

> Permanently remove project tokens or LP tokens from a treasury wallet.

- URL: https://docs.sumo.trade/treasury/burn
- Markdown: https://docs.sumo.trade/treasury/burn.md
- Docs index: https://docs.sumo.trade/llms.txt

Burning permanently removes tokens from circulation. Sumo exposes two burn actions from the profile's **Wallets** tab, in the wallet actions menu.

> **Burns are irreversible**
>
> Burned tokens cannot be recovered. Preview amounts carefully before confirming.

## Burn Tokens

Removes the project token from one treasury wallet.

![Burn Tokens dialog](/images/burn-tokens.png)

1. Open the profile's **Wallets** tab and click **Burn Tokens** from the wallet actions menu
2. Select the **source wallet**
3. Enter the **tokens to burn** — the dialog shows the wallet's available balance and the supply percentage
4. On EVM profiles, choose the **burn method**
5. Confirm

| Method (EVM)                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Contract burn**            | Burns through the token's built-in burn function, reducing supply directly. If the contract does not support burning, Sumo falls back to the dead-address transfer automatically. |
| **Transfer to dead address** | Always sends the tokens to the dead address, removing them from circulation without a contract-level burn.                                                                        |

The method choice only exists on EVM because not every ERC-20 implements a burn function. Solana tokens always support burning, so no choice is needed there.

## Burn Liquidity

Sends LP tokens from one treasury wallet to the dead address, permanently locking the underlying liquidity in the pool. Available on EVM profiles whose pool uses V2-style LP tokens.

![Burn Liquidity dialog](/images/burn-liquidity.png)

1. Open the profile's **Wallets** tab and click **Burn Liquidity** from the wallet actions menu
2. Select the wallet holding the LP tokens — active or archived
3. Enter the LP token amount to burn
4. Confirm

Burning LP tokens is a common post-launch commitment signal: the pool's liquidity can no longer be withdrawn by the team.

[Lock Liquidity](/treasury/lock-liquidity) is the alternative when you want the liquidity back after a date, or want to keep a V3 position's trading fees claimable. It locks through UNCX on EVM chains and through the DEX's own lock on Solana, where it is the only option: Solana profiles have no LP burn.

## Logs

Both burn types are recorded in [Treasury Logs](/reporting/treasury-logs) with the transaction details.

- [Treasury Logs](/reporting/treasury-logs): Review burn transactions and outcomes.

- [Token Cleanup](/treasury/token-cleanup): Redistribute tokens instead of destroying them.